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Adult social care news

• Your Day, Your Say – Adult Social Care Day Centre Consultation

  Birmingham City Council is launching a consultation today on the future of its adult social care day centres.

  Published 7th May 2024.

• ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº on Birmingham libraries starts today

  People in Birmingham are being invited to help shape the future of the library services in the city through a public consultation which includes online and in-person engagements.

  Published 4th April 2024.

• Six million pounds for care providers to support hospital discharge

  Funding of over £6 million is to be handed to care providers to help support people being discharged from hospital.

  Published 17th January 2023.

• More than 7,000 vulnerable people receiving weekly food parcels

  More than 7,000 clinically vulnerable people across Birmingham are receiving a weekly food parcel as part of the emergency response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

  

  Published 28th April 2020.

• How older people are dancing to health

  A pioneering project that helps with falls prevention in older people through dance is to be extended across the city thanks to a grant from Birmingham City Council.

  

  Published 9th March 2020.

• £300,000 awarded to Birmingham for Childhood Obesity Trailblazer Programme

  Birmingham has been announced as one of five Trailblazer Authorities that will lead innovative action in the local community to tackle childhood obesity as part of a three year programme.

  Published 25th June 2019.

• Enablement service redesign business case withdrawn

  A report on the council's Enablement Service went before Cabinet today (22 May), with members agreeing a series of recommendations including the withdrawal of a business case to redesign the service.

  Published 22nd May 2019.

• Enablement service update

  A report setting out proposed improvements to the city council's enablement service is to go before cabinet

  

  Published 21st January 2019.

• Working together to tackle domestic abuse

  Councillor Paulette Hamilton, cabinet member for health and social care, talks about why tackling domestic abuse is everyone’s business.

  Published 6th February 2018.

• Rough sleeper count

  Around 50 volunteers took part in last night’s annual count of rough sleepers, checking Birmingham city centre and areas across the city.

  

  Published 23rd November 2017.

• Health Secretary urged to release critical funds as winter approaches

  Council leaders across the West Midlands, including Birmingham, have written to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt calling on NHS England to release funds for essential social care services ahead of winter.

  Published 21st September 2017.